Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, May 6, 2016, 9:49 AM GMT+13 (20:49 UTC), 558 km (346 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-05-05 20:49:53 UTC
Depth
557.6 km (346.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.485° S, 177.627° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 21.9 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 604 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.2281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3792 days ago · 452 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3791 days ago · 523 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3787 days ago · 366 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3787 days ago · 501 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3787 days ago · 570 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3781 days ago · 525 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 509 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 560 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3778 days ago · 509 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3774 days ago · 403 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 585 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.4272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3763 days ago · 544 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 3762 days ago · 611 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.2241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3756 days ago · 459 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3756 days ago · 510 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.2294 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3751 days ago · 588 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3746 days ago · 363 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3745 days ago · 589 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 4.2258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3742 days ago · 495 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.6297 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3811 days ago · 349 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 448 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.2284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3814 days ago · 522 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 3815 days ago · 514 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3815 days ago · 412 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 5.4296 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3817 days ago · 342 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3820 days ago · 591 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.0246 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3820 days ago · 524 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 3827 days ago · 399 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005h2u. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:51 AM UTC.